2014-2015 ACARC Meetings

Reading teacher, literacy specialist, literacy coach, data/testing coordinator…? How does a reading specialist juggle it all, and how do different stakeholders view this ever changing role? Please join us for a collaborative discussion with classroom teachers, reading specialists and other members of the school community, as we address these exciting issues with a panel and small group interactions.

Best Books of 2014Wednesday, December 3, 20144:30-6:00Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, AlbanySherry Guice, Marggie Skinner, Helen Stuetzel, and Liz Yanoff

Our ever popular event returns. Find out what local book experts recommend for readers of all ages. Thank you to Book House for hosting us and always offering a 20% educator discount. This meeting is free and open to the public.

Teachers are increasingly being asked to effectively analyze and draw conclusions from school and classroom-level literacy assessment data to inform instructional decisions. Literacy coaches are often responsible for facilitating this process. Dr. Puccioni will discuss the ways in which she prepares educators to work in constructive professional learning communities to use literacy assessment data to inform their literacy teaching.

Co-sponsored by The College of Saint Rose, Lally School of Education. Free to ACARC members and Saint Rose community. $10 for guests.

Writing to Explore: Adventures in the Common CoreWednesday, April 29, 2015, 4:30-6:30Sand Creek Middle School ForumPeter Lourie and David Somoza

Too often student research papers are simply regurgitated encyclopedia entries. Fifth-grade teacher David Somoza and award-winning adventure/travel writer Peter Lourie will demonstrate how to use adventure writing to build connections between nonfiction and fiction and motivate students to write with imagination, curiosity, and a hunger to learn everything about their topic. Presenters will explore specific elements of adventure writing: learning the basics of the craft, conducting research, developing a storyline that integrates history and geography, and discovering connections through technology. The result is an adventure-based paper rooted in real places, supported by facts, and developed with detailed description from real locations. Free to ACARC members. $10 for guests.

What is disciplinary literacy? What does it look like in elementary classrooms? How do we use reading, writing, and talk as tools for learning in unique and discipline specific ways? With recent shifts and emphasis on English Language Arts in the disciplines, this talk will address elementary teachers’ needs, introducing key concepts from current trends in literacy education, in how to use literacies as tools to explore disciplinary content. Drawing on examples from K-6, we’ll consider how to promote high-level thinking and engagement with disciplinary content and address implications of using the Common Core for curriculum development and instruction, situated in research-based best practices.

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Weekend Workshop for Effective Communication

The College of Saint RoseFriday, March 27th to Sunday, March 29th

The Communication Sciences and Disorders department invites you to join us in continuing the long tradition of the Weekend Workshop for Effective Communication. This workshop is an intensive treatment experience for individuals who stutter ages 8 through adult.Click here for additional Information.

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Professional Development SchoolThe College of Saint Rose and Pine Hills Elementary School have formed a PDS partnership. Click here to learn more about this partnership and the programs, activities, research and events available through it.